Type-writing machine.



. No. 829,494. PATENTED AUG. 28, 1906.

F. X. WAGNER.-

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1905.

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UNITED srArEs FRANZ X. I'VAGNER, OF TYPE WRITER COMPANY. OF NEW JERSEY.

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N, Y'.-, ASSIGNOR-fIO UNDE {WOOD YORK. N. r, A CORPORATION OF TYPE-WRITING MACHINE g Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug 28, 1906.

Application fileii November 9, 1906. Serial No. 286,539

To all ugh/0,122, it mayiconceriu v Be it known that I, FRANZ X. WAGNER, a cit zen ofthe-Unrted States; r esid1ng 1I11BI0I1X New York and State of New vented certain new and useful riting lvlaohines, lowmgisa specification. I w

This invention relates to the typeebars'a'nd type-bar pivots of those machines in which York, havein Improvements of which the folall the type-bars are mounted, usually'in: a

- In such machines segment, uponone side of'the printing-point.

type-bars so short be an objection inoperationfa nd it has been found very difficultin' practice to assemble bar with two types for upper and lower caseletters and also for addltional punctuation and accent marks. T i l g I In order to equip a machine for writing the-- I names. as large 20' It is highly desirable, however, nomical standpoint to employ for writing the r as are regularly manufactured upon one side of the printing-point andout the way'of the platen and its appurteis desirable. Accordingly type-writing machines are almost universally manufactured with about forty type-bars to include the alphabet, figures, and punctuation-marks, although in manymachines less than forty are employed. It is usual to provideeach type- Russian language, it is necessary to provide several more'oharacters than can be placed upon either forty or forty-two type bars, In machines as usually manufactured the long or double types at the extremesof the system lie almost end to end, so-that it becomes iInpracticable .wlthinthe limited'sgipace to add several more type-bars at theen s of the sy's, tem if the same plan or disposition of the type-bars is to be followed for the additional or auxiliary as-for those in the main system.

from an eco- Russian and other languages machines such andwith as little changetherein as possible, and tothis fu end I have contrived to addauxiliary bars to the ends bars in such a manner that but very little additional space is occupied by the auxiliary bars" of the usual {system of forty-two and types, so that it 'is rendered racticable to add to regularly manufacture es to adapt them tothe Russian and other anguages.

Usuallyall lnth'e county of bars being of Item I point than the main bars. "shorter than the first it is necessary to make the that their weight will not,

a number of type-bars-as :that the length type -bars enable appliedfthereto in one form.

.l'ng position.

- ing machine, upon machines number;- The first each end of the system is designated as 7, the 1 next as 8-, and the thll'dd'ts 9, and they are all the type-bars the system are hung upon a single fulcrum-rod, which forms a segment of a circle, or are arranged with their pivots disposed in a circle, the type substantially uniform length and their pivots about equidistant from the printing-point. To each end of such a sys- .add, pr'eferably, three auxiliary bars,

the first of whichis shorter than the main bars and is fulcrumed nearer the printingr The second is and 'fulcrumed still ne'arerthe printingpoint, and the third is shorter than the second-and fulcrumed still nearer to the printing'l-point. mo'dification'ifi the lengths and pivots of the auxiliary bars, their types are brought into wit 1 the extreme type in the main'system, so

not unduly increased The six auxiliary the employmcntiof twelve additlonal characters.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is ;a rear elevation of the type-bar segment of the" well-known Underwood? front-strike writing-machine, showing my improvements Fig.2 is a sec tional elevation showing a type-bar in print- F ig. 3 shows thetype-bars that are mounted upon the right liand half of the segment, including the auxili'ar bars In this figure the bars are shownin t e positionsthe same relation asegmentjof a circle. The type-bars work in radiating-slots 5, formed upon the lower.

Owing to this 7 ver compact relation with one another and ofv the type-bar segment is 9 In this figure the.

bear in the usual lcrumr0d 4, which is usually inthe form of I oo border-of & -V81ti0&l segment "6. The main system is illustrated asicomprisin'g forty-two .type bars, although some styles of Underwood and other machines carr a smaller auxiliary ype-bar at i which is nearer than 10 to the printing-point.

The type-bar 9 is shorter than 8 and mounted upon a pivot 12, which is nearer than 11 to the printing-point. These pivots 10, 11, and

' l2.may be formed integral, as illustrated, and secured by solder or otherwise to thesegment pared with 6, and, if desired, this zigzag pivot member may at one end be provided with a pivot 13 for the extreme main type-bar 3, such portion 13 adjoining the main fulcrum-wire 4, as seen at Fi 1. The pivots of the auxiliary bars may, however, be otherwiseformed and supported in connection with either the main system shown or other main systems.

- It will be seen from Figs. 1 and 3 that the auxiliary type-bars are close together as comsome of' the extreme type-bars in the mainsystern, but that their types have employed clearances from one another and from the extreme type 2 in the main system. Beginning with the middle of the system, the multiple typesare set at increasing angles with their'bars until the final auxiliary type (designated as 14) is nearly at right angles with itsbar; but it Will be seen that the auxiliary types instead of lying-substantially cue to end are placed substantially one behind another, according to the progressively-diminishing lengths of their bars.

It Will be understood that the type-bars at.

the left hand of the system correspond in position and otherwise with those illustrated at Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- I v 1. In a type-writing machine,-a series of radiating type-bars all upon one side of a common printingcenter, and of approximately equal length and pivoted in an arc of a circle; each type-bar carrying a multiple.

the types at the middle of the series be-- lyper v mg about in line with their bars and the types from the middle to the end of the series lying at progressively-increasing angles to their bars; and auxiliary type-bars mounted at the ends of said series, and shorter than the bars in said series and pivoted nearer the printingcenter.

2. In a, type-writin 1nachine,'a. series of radiating type-bars all upon one side of a common printing-center, andof approxi- The type-bar 8 is shorter than the mately equal length and'pivoted in an arc of a circle; each type-bar 'carryinga. .rnultiple type, the types at the middleof theseri'es be ing in line with their bars, and the types from the middle to the end of the series lying at progressively-increasing angles to'their bars; and three auxiliary type-bars mounted at eachof the ends of said series, the first auxiliary her being shorter than the bars in said series and pivoted nearer'the printing-center,

the second auxiliary type-bar being shorter.

than the first auxiliary type bar, and pivoted still nearer to the printing-center, vand the the'second and pivoted still nearer the printing-center.

3. In a-type-Writ'tng machine, the combination with a segment having slots, of typebars working in said slots, a curved fulcrum type-bars, and pivots oflset from said curved wire and nearer to -the printing-center, for the type-bars at the extremities of said segment;

third auxiliary type-bar being shorter than i I wire mounted upon said segment-for said' 4. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a segment having slots, of typebars working in said slots, a curved fulcrumwire mounted upon said segment for sald type-bars, and p ivots offset from said'ourved j wire and nearer to the printing-center, for

the type-bars at theextremitiesof said segment; the type-bars mounted upon said ofiset pivots belng shorter than the remaining type-bars.

.5. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a segmental su port, .of relatively long type-bars pivoted in a unitary curve extending substantially from endkto 'end of the segmental support, a stepwise series oftype-bar pivots at each extremity of said segmental support, and relatively short type-bars mounted upon said stepwise pivots and progressively shorter than oneanother. I 6. In a type-writing machine, the COIIlblnation with a segment having slots,

shorter than the remaining type-bars, and

the slots for said shorten type-bars "being deeper than the remaining slots.

FRANZ XJWAGNER,

Witnesses: V

GEORGE Worm,

H. L. WAGNER.

of'typebars working in said slots, a curved fulcrum- 

